Raider Magazine Volume 5 Issue 8 Vorige editie

IN COUNTRY AND IN TOUCH
What a wonderful thing the Internet is!
Now I know that there has been a lot of talk recently about online abuse, and in my opinion the “trolls” out there that can potentially ruin peoples’ lives or even careers deserve everything the weight of the law can throw at them! That said, when social networking is used politely it is truly a wonderful thing.

Recently I was sitting quietly having fun with my Facebook page when up popped a message my good friend Don. We spent a happy half hour pinging messages back and forth and ended up having a proper laugh.

Sitting in the comfort of my home, this was fine, but after we’d finished our online “chat” it suddenly struck me that Don was in his billet in theatre serving with one of the USMC Advisory Teams. The fact was though that he was his usual happy-go-lucky, upbeat self and I have to admit that my already high regard of him went up yet another notch!

He’s there, like thousands of other service personnel from all over the world, just “doing his job”. We really all have a lot to thank them for, and I hope that Don, and all the service personnel serving away from home this Christmas have a very happy and safe one.
And yes, this is the pre-Christmas edition already so I’ve got the team together to make some suggestions for presents; we’ve been out and about with our boots on the ground seeing our favourite tactical gear providers so you’ll find some nice ideas in “On Patrol” this month!

It’s been yet another busy month for the Raider Team. Thanks to you input I know that we are fully on the right track now in terms of content and I’ll endeavour to make sure that this trend continues.

The mix of news, informative articles, and reviews seems to have hit the right tone with you, so that’s the way we’ll keep it rolling from this point on!

Raider; Eye on the Target, Boots on the Ground!